Lexicon
ἐμέω
emeō
G1692
G:V Greek

to vomit

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emeo describes expelling someone from the mouth in the warning of Revelation 3:16.

The single attested use describes an intended expulsion from the speaker's mouth in response to being lukewarm, neither hot nor cold.

Senses in use

  1. Expelling from the mouth · dominant

    In Revelation 3:16, the aorist active infinitive occurs after the speaker's response to someone described as lukewarm and neither hot nor cold; the APB renders the clause "I am about to vomit you out of my mouth."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Revelation 3:16, the APB presents the action as "vomit you out of my mouth." This rendering confirms the clause's overall picture rather than isolating each element of the Greek form.

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